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Criminal charges are being reviewed for a retired San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department captain accused of falsifying certifications to raise his salary and selling doctored training records to other employees.

Details of the alleged scheme have not been released. The captain, whose wife works at the sheriff’s training academy, has not been identified because it is a personnel matter.

Sheriff Rod Hoops said he launched an investigation after first learning of the allegations in September. When the captain was confronted, he chose to retire and pay back roughly $16,000 rather than be placed on administrative leave.

The possible corruption has shamed many within the department and raised concerns of a cover-up, which Hoops has denied.

Members of the Grand Jury’s public safety subcommittee contacted sheriff’s administrators after hearing of the allegations.

“They came over and visited with the deputy chief in charge of training,” Hoops said. “They seem to be satisfied to me and we haven’t heard from them since.”

By law, grand juries meet in secret.

Prosecutors are still deciding whether to file grand theft charges against the captain. Reviewing the case was delayed more than a week because the file contained statements that the captain was ordered to give during an internal probe.

“The person is told they have to answer the questions but the answers cannot be used against them in a criminal action,” said Assistant District Attorney Dennis Christy. “We would not be able to prosecute if we reviewed compelled statements.”